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Sept. 3d.

Cotyledon bracteosum — Leaves thick fleshy & so rigid require no support— covered with splendid bloom; put under drip at 12˚13', Height 30 inches — drops not very large — After only 27' bloom so far removed that water adhered, while it formed spherical globules on the other leaves.

Will bloom be renewed??!

Sept 11 & 12' no trace of injury this shows that b bloom does not serve as protection against water. Marked leaf red wool. —

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Smithia Pfundii. Sept 3d. 4˚ P.m leaflet on cotton wool placed under drip; height 34 1/2 inches

Sept 7th noon the leaflet looks all little yellowish & one adjoining one is a little infiltrated near base.

Sept 11th noon The adjoining leaf rotten; the one on which drop generally falls infiltrated, but not very largely

Sept 12th These 2 leaves marked with red wool

― 13. Both leaves yellow, with brown specks & evidently almost dead.

Oct 10th

Oct 27th During

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Oxalis sepium — good bloom on leaves, (& more where rained on

Sept. 12' 10˚ a.m terminal leaflet put under drip, height of 36 inches.

― 12˚ 20 15' large infiltrated space (marked white thread)

(F. has looked & no stomata on upper surface of leaves)

― at 12˚ 20' put lateral leaflet under drip, & at 12˚ 44; infiltrated (marked white thread

At 4˚ removed from under drip

Sept 13' 7˚ 30' a.m. infiltration quite disappeared from both leaflets.— & no injury followed

Sept 27th 9˚ 45' a.m started fresh leaf under drip. Height 39 1/2 inches

― 12. 20' infiltrated

 29th noon removed from under drip, still infiltrated; but the drops by an accident stopped for few hrs & at another time did not hit same exact point — Red Wool.

― 30th. 4.30' P.m. The leaflet not in the least injured!

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Oxalis sepium Dripping

Oct 10th There is a slight brown mark where drip fell. —

Oct 28 There can be no doubt where drip fell leaf a good deal injured, brown specks on both sides & more transparent than elsewhere

The 2 leaflets tried on Sept 12th now also are more transparent where drip fell & do not look quite healthy on these spots.—